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HR0693 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


 


 
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dr. Shanmugan
4 Lakshmanan on the occasion of being named a 2007 Illinois Rural
5 Physician of Excellence; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Dr. Shanmugan Lakshmanan is from a rural town in
7 southern India; he graduated from Madurai Medical School in
8 Madurai, India in 1972; in 1973, he moved to Chicago, where he
9 continued his internship, residency, and fellowship in general
10 and colon/rectal surgery at Cook County Hospital in Chicago;
11 after completing his training in December 1979, he was granted
12 medical staff privileges at Salem Township Hospital in Salem,
13 where he currently practices as a board certified general and
14 colon/rectal surgeon, medical representative, and chief of
15 staff; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Dr. Shanmugan Lakshmanan is active in many medical
17 organizations; he is a Fellow of the American Society of
18 Colon/Rectal Surgery, a Fellow of the American College of
19 Surgeons, and a Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of Canada;
20 he is a member of the American Medical Association and the
21 Illinois State Medical Society; he is a member and past
22 president of the Marion County Medical Society; he is a past
23 president of the Marion County Cancer Society; and he was a

 

 

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1 member of the Marion County Health Board from 1995 to 1999; and
 
2     WHEREAS, Dr. Shanmugan Lakshmanan is the devoted husband of
3 Alamelu, the proud father of Soundhra and Lakshmi, and the
4 loving grandfather of Ramya; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Dr. Shanmugan Lakshmanan's dedication to the
6 health and well-being of the citizens of this State makes him a
7 model for the people of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
 
8     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
9 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
10 congratulate Dr. Shanmugan Lakshmanan on the occasion of being
11 named a 2007 Illinois Rural Physician of Excellence and wish
12 him continued success and happiness in the future; and be it
13 further
 
14     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
15 presented to Dr. Shanmugan Lakshmanan as a symbol of our esteem
16 and respect.